Ep. 27: Oct 1982: Worm War I

A friend gets his first game published in Computers & Video Games! 6 other magazines this episode, and I try to dissect my first kernel game, Worm War I. Or is it 1? It’s a super important distinction.

Magazines

• Atari 8-bit magazines

Antic

• Antic Vol 1, #4

Compute!

• Compute #29
• Paperclip by Batteries Included, reviewed by Wade on Inverse ATASCII

Creative Computing

• Creative Computing Vol 8, #10
• Ted Nelson Mail Project

Byte

• Byte Vol 7, #10

Computer & Video Games

• C&VG Issue #12
• Wild Strawberries

Micro 6502/6809 Journal

• Micro #53

SoftSide

• Softside #34

Game Review: Worm War I

• Worm War I at Atarimania
• Tom McWilliams sold his first game for $60,000
• Home page of David Lubar, author of the 2600 version
• Worm War 1 on Ferg’s Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast
• Sirius Software’s Atari titles at Atarimania

Feedback

• Dog Daze Deluxe with 1 player mode

Production Notes

• Music: Stef Animal's Bandcamp page
• Episode page: Episode 27
• Twitter: @atari8bitgames